The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-06
DUVAL'S NEED OF A JAIL.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DIS
CUSS THE QUESTION.

Structure be Built as Soon as Posi-
ble-A Jacksonville Fisherman Has
a Hard Struggle With Tarpon-A
Negress on Her Muscle in a Court
Room.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, July 5.--The only
important case before Justice Belissario this
morning was the trial of three white men,
arrested for trying TO break up negro ball
at Brooklyn last night. One of them,
Henry Proctor was bound over to the
Criminal Court on a charge of carrying
concealed weapons. jesse Carter was dis
charged, and the other, Gus Stewart, was
fined $50 and costs for assault and using OBJ
scene and indecent language.
Capt Rhydon Call, the popular United
States District Attorney, took his Fourth
wrestling with a big five-foot tarpon at the
iettieS While out about half a mile from
land he struck the huge fish. 1t is hard to
say which was the most astonished. The
taIpon after the first surprise settled down
TO business and began towing the boat
toward the other side of the pond AS
Queen Vic has evinced such an antipathy to
our gallant militiamen, the Captain
concluded to postpone his European
trip, and being we'll up in fishing, as well as
military tactics, he outmanmuvred his
novel tug" and by skillful work, after an
hour and a half of energetic play, succeeded
in getting the fish near land and in shoal
water Touching the ground was like APP
plying a coal of fire to powder, for no
sooner did the tarpon fully realize the
gradual shoaling OF the water than with
mighty leap and a plunge he broke the line
and was off leaving the disguised attorney
to enter nolle pros. in the case
THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
The Library Association of this city real
lied about Sl25 from their commissions on
the sale of tickets over the jacksonville and
Atlantic railroad, which company gener-
ously gave them a chance to make some
thing.
Over $500 people went to the beach yes
terday and not an accident of any kind oc-
Cured
United States Marshal Bird will leave here
Thursday for Monticello with the four
United States prisoners now in Duval cpun-
ty Jail They will be confined in the Jail
there and viii have ample and better quar-
tiers. The county Jail here is SO crowded
that the Marshal took this step in the inter
est of humanity One is charged with rob
bling post Office, a second for getting a
money letter from the Jacksonville office
that did not belong to him, the third for
passing counterfeit money, and the fourth
is Hamilton, the alleged ''sawdust' swindler.
MORE CARRIERS NEEDED.
Postmaster Clark is trying to secure an
addition to the carrier force, so the suburban
portions of the city can be more efficiently
served. The present force is inadequate as
the city territory has been SO greatly
enlarged
c. B. Benedict and Miss Lizzie Baker will
be married tomorrow morning at the EpiS-
copal church and will start North on the
noon train. Mr. Benedict is one of the
wealthiest citizens in Jacksonville and
prominent in business circles, though in no
active business himself.
Louis w. Buckley and wife leave on the
Cherokee tomorrow for the North. The
MORNING NEWS correspondent is informed
that it is for good, as Mr. Buckley will not
return. He is stirring journalist and has
made many friends here
THE COUNTY JAIL.
The County Commissioners were in SEES
sion to-day and were celebrating over the
plans OF the new Jail A committee was
appointed sometime ago and they made a
report today. The present Jail is perfect
"Black Hole of Calcutta on a smaller scale
and is disgrace to the county. 1t has at
times 10 to so prisoners, with hardly decent
accommodations for fifteen. Public opinion
demands its removal and the Board is COM
posed of live citizens, who are disposed to
put up a new one as soon as they can raise
the means or see their way clear.
THE ROUTINE WORK.
The county hospital report showed II
patients in that Institution July admitted
Ia June 10, discharged Z, died 4, remaining
July |, l0-males g. females |.
The Treasurers report showed June re-
so 4 Il, e
$40 100 81
Requests from Wilson's Battery and the
Jacksonville Light Artillery for armories
were referred to a special committee
ID. &. Wilson. Clerk of the Supreme Court,
notified the commissioners that he had for
warded TO Clerk Buchanan the official man
date of the Supreme Court in the case of the
County Commissioners against Sheriff Hol-
land relative to working county prisoners.
large amount of routine business was
then transacted.
THE NEW JAIL PLANS.
The Committee on the County Jail read
its report and exhibited plans and specifica-
tions, as drawn by J. +. Lebaron and Com
missioner L'Engle
Commissioner Wallace offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
1t is the sense of this board that the present
county Jail is not adequate or suitable for the
purposes intended, and we deem it our duty to
provide remedy as soon as practicable
Res0IUed, That we believe that such altera-
tions and additions can be made on the grounds
now occupied by the Jail so as TO remedy the
present evils.
This resolution was adopted and then re-
considered and made the subject for
special meeting, the debate being very
earnest
The board, after a brief session upon iail
matters, was furnished the official mandate
of ths Supreme Court above referred to.
The board adjourned to meet again next
Tuesday.
DEATH oP A PosTMISTRESs.
Miss Fannie Mott, aged - years, post
mistress of Pablo, died at st. Nicholas this
afternoon of typhoid malaria She will be
buried at st. Nicholas tomorrow afternoon.
Postmaster Clark went down to Pablo this
evening to appoint deputy to take charge
of the office.
The prospects are good for a new car line
from some point near Bridge street to Mont
Grief Springs
DR.. knight, Secretary of the Duval
County Board of Health, has been informed
that all the interior quarantine stations have
been abolished
ID. NJ. Fletcher and family left this even
ing for Forsyth, Ga. Mrs Fletcher will
remain until October
THE STATE GEoLoGIsT.
DIR. kost, the well-known geologist, has
been appointed by the Governor as State
Geologist for Florida. The doctor is think
ing OF delivering a series of free lectures
during the coming winter